The Premier League was in conflict with the FA again yesterday when its chief executive insisted that the English game’s governing body should have charged Callum McManaman for his horrific tackle on Massadio Haïdara.

Richard Scudamore said that the FA could have deemed the incident “exceptional” after Haïdara, the Newcastle United defender, was carried off during the first half of the 2-1 defeat by Wigan Athletic last Sunday. The Frenchman learnt last night that his injury was not as bad as feared but he had already accused the FA of a “ridiculous” decision in not retrospectively charging McManaman with violent